Dictionary

selfhood en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English self Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English selfhood From self + -hood.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.
2. (uncountable, usually) The fully developed self; one's personality, character.
   • Indeed, while geography is neither a key dimension of identity nor its determinant, it is one of the most important categories through which nationhood can be explored and articulated. It both grounds a sense of national selfhood and gives it a framework through which a continuous shaping of identity can "take place." 2002, Amila Buturović, Stone speaker: medieval tombs, landscape, and Bosnian identity in the poetry of Mak Dizdar:
3. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being self-centered or egocentric; selfishness.

Forms

Relateds

sentient · selfdom

Synonyms

me-firstism · selfhood · personhood · me-firstism · solipsism · beinghood · solipsism · selfishness · ipseity · suicism · personality · selfship · personness · egocentricity · porkishness · identity · self-obsession · self-centeredness · selfdom · egoism · interestedness · hoggery · selfness · egocentricity · self-servingness · self-absorption · self-interestedness · philauty · selfhood · individuality · egomism

Translations (16)

fr ipséité (individuality) · bg индивидуалност (individuality) · fi persoonallisuus (personality) · fi minuus (individuality) · de Selbstsein (individuality) · mk личност (personality) · bg личност (personality) · nl persoonlijkheid (personality) · fi yksilöllisyys (personality) · fi yksilöllisyys (individuality) · fr individualité (individuality) · fr personnalité (personality) · mk себство (individuality) · ur اِنْفِرادِیَت (individuality) · nl individualiteit (individuality) · pt individualidade (individuality)